Macon Reporter

Caulkins on ethics reform measure: 'This bill has been exposed for what it is'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 6, 2021

Veteran state Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Chambana) is leading the charge among Republican lawmakers insisting that an ethics reform bill now headed to the desk of Gov. J.B. Pritzker doesn’t go far enough in bringing about the level of change that’s needed in Springfield.

Vaughan campaigns for 5th District Appellate Court

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 24, 2021

Second Judicial Circuit Court Judge Barry L. Vaughan recently hit the campaign trail in his run for the 5th District Appellate Court.

Bailey meets with the Macon County Republican Women

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 19, 2021

State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Louisville) recently met with the Macon County Republican Women to plot strategy in his run for governor against Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Caulkins urges Illinois to fight Critical Race Theory: 'It will take more than just one teacher standing up'

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 5, 2021

Republican state Rep. Dan Caulkins is calling on the masses to take a united stance against Critical Race Theory (CRT).“It will take more than just one teacher standing up to the radical left who are pushing their agenda in our schools,” Caulkins posted on Facebook.

Rose blasts budget: 'There is over a billion dollars in Democratic pork projects'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 29, 2021

State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) is blasting the state’s new $42 billion state budget for its pork and what he sees as a planned tax increase.

Fifth-generation dairy farmer Buente: 'Having a dairy farm is a full-time job'

By Glenn Minnis | Jun 25, 2021

With June being National Dairy month, deputy director of events and engagement Paige Ehrat Buente is letting Illinoisans know how her family operates Dair-E-Land Holsteins dairy farm.

Caulkins: 'Pension reform has got to be on the table'

By Glenn Minnis | May 7, 2021

State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) likes to think he’s as knowledgeable as anyone in Springfield to talk about the issue of pension reform.

Halbrook: Pritzker rules are 'COVID fascism'

By Glenn Minnis | Mar 18, 2021

Republican state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) says he always feared it would come to this.

From Chambana Sun

Caulkins expects as probe around embattled House speaker continues, 'we will continue to see the circle shrink'

By Glenn Minnis | 3 years ago

State Rep. Dan Caulkins argues the latest indictment of a former top ComEd executive in an ongoing federal corruption probe says everything you need to know about the Springfield way.

From Chambana Sun

Caulkins argues Democrats' effort to lift Shakman decree is sought solely for 'patronage hiring to come back'

By Glenn Minnis | 3 years ago

State Rep. Dan Caulkins has deduced there can only be one reason for Democrats to be pushing to remove a federal decree banning patronage hiring.

Halbrook argues it's past time to 'enact reforms that will prevent the abuse of power in Illinois'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 28, 2020

Veteran state Rep. Brad Halbrook is one of those leading the charge among a group of lawmakers now demanding less talk and more action when it comes to bringing real ethics reform to Springfield.

Halbrook tabbed as Champion of Free Enterprise Award winner

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 20, 2020

Veteran state Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville) is being saluted for what comes natural to him.

From Chambana Sun

Though somewhat skeptical of Democrats' sudden concern, Caulkins believes 'ethics reform is not a partisan issue'

By Glenn Minnis | 3 years ago

Veteran state Rep. Dan Caulkins is keeping an open mind about how the ethical reform he insists absolutely has to come to Springfield ultimately arrives.

From Chambana Sun

Caulkins warns that governor's actions amount to 'punishing businesses for people’s bad behavior'

By Glenn Minnis | 3 years ago

State Rep. Dan Caulkins has essentially reduced what he sees as all of Springfield’s lunacy to a bumper sticker.

Halbrook among House members calling for speaker's ouster: 'We need a new start in Illinois'

By Glenn Minnis | Aug 4, 2020

State Rep. Brad Halbrook has joined a growing group of Republican lawmakers pushing a resolution for an immediate vote aimed at removing embattled, longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan from power.

Halbrook warns state agency's incompetence is leaving unemployed Illinois residents at risk of being fraud victims

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 30, 2020

State Rep. Brad Halbrook is warning residents about an unemployment fraud scheme that particularly targets seniors by offering to expedite the application process for benefits.

From Chambana Sun

Caulkins' simple message is state House Democrats 'are essentially bought and paid for by the speaker'

By Glenn Minnis | 4 years ago

A downstate Republican lawmaker is pointing an accusatory finger at the entire Democratic Party in Springfield as allegations around longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan continue to swell.

Halbrook among GOP lawmakers proclaiming 'it is time for our state to finally rid itself of the corruption'

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 21, 2020

State Rep. Brad Halbrook is one of a trio of veteran GOP lawmakers now calling for the immediate resignation of House Speaker Mike Madigan after he was publicly tied to an ongoing federal corruption probe into Commonwealth Edison.

Plummer not surprised by Madigan probe: 'I’ve been calling for the speaker to resign for many years now'

By Glenn Minnis | Jul 21, 2020

State Sen. Jason Plummer believes it’s essential that prosecutors leave no stone unturned in their ongoing federal corruption probe that now finds House Speaker Mike Madigan at its center.

From Chambana Sun

Caulkins regrets that governor's poor handling of pandemic 'made this worse than just a health crisis'

By Glenn Minnis | 4 years ago

State Rep. Dan Caulkins continues to lament how Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s one-size-fits-all way of handling the pandemic still hampers the state.